Electric vehicle battery testing

EV battery testing is crucial to ensure safe and reliable operation without endangering people or property. Thorough testing guarantees compliance with legal, industry, and manufacturer standards while enhancing performance and lifespan.

Moreover, battery testing drives technological advancements, enabling companies to stay competitive and meet evolving market demands.

• Enhanced safety: EV battery testing identifies potential hazards, ensuring safe operation and reducing accidents and injuries.
• Increased reliability: Rigorous testing uncovers weaknesses, leading to enhancements for increased reliability and performance.
• Regulatory Compliance: Testing ensures adherence to legal, industry, and manufacturer requirements, preventing non-compliance issues.
• Reduced warranty claims: Comprehensive testing minimizes issues, lowering warranty claims and associated costs.
• Faster time to market: Thorough testing identifies issues early, enabling prompt improvements and faster product development.
• Improved customer satisfaction:  Ensuring battery safety, reliability, and performance builds trust and enhances customer satisfaction with the products.

• EV battery safety & abuse testing
  • Testing in extreme conditions and simulating vehicle accidents help identify risks and enable early countermeasures, avoiding delays in development.
  • Performing dynamic impact tests for electric vehicle batteries and providing advice on the optimum test design, including impactor geometry.

• EV battery performance & lifecycle testing

  We verify battery performance, lifespan and power output, demonstrating quality to customers and proving system efficiency. Customized testing programs are available.

• EV battery environmental & durability testing

  We evaluate external influences on batteries, conducting tests for vibration, shock, EMC, thermal cycling, corrosion, dust, salt and humidity to demonstrate quality and reliability.

• EV battery / battery management systems EMC testing  

  We evaluate batteries and Battery Management Systems for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) according to international and OEM specifications.

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Battery certification and global market access

We support you in ensuring that your batteries can be transported safely and access markets worldwide according to the applicable legal requirements.

• We conduct battery tests for the United Nations requirements (UN 38.3) for the safe transportation of lithium cells and batteries. In addition, we provide testing according to several safety standards (such as IEC 62133, UL 1642) and performance standards (for example IEC 61960-3).
• We test stationary batteries according to specific safety requirements for the European market, including the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU), the EMC Directive (2014/30/EU) and the Battery Directive (2006/66/EC).
• We conduct approval tests required under ECE R100.02 and other international standards for global market access of electric vehicles, supporting you throughout the entire approval process.
• We test and certify battery packs and Battery Management Systems according to ECE R10.

TÜV SÜD is your trusted third-party provider for battery testing. Our services ensure regulatory compliance, market access, and minimize the risk of costly recalls.
Our holistic approach covers diverse applications, from electric vehicles to energy storage systems. We serve industries such as automotive, rail, consumer goods, aviation, shipping, and medical devices.

We conduct comprehensive tests according to various global EV battery standards to ensure maximum performance, durability, and safety of your electric batteries, including: